Starting Lineup Redux

[Carnac]

I've been reading these "who starts" threads for a couple of months. As I do, I keep wondering how Geno would react if he were forced to read them as well. I think he would just laugh and shake his head because we, especially me, are just fans and not coaches. If I were 53 instead of 73 I would still be the last person on the earth ever to be selected to coach a college team let alone the UCONN Women's team. I have never coached a basketball team at any level. Yet I have an opinion too..

As Yogi once said, "You can see a lot by just observing". Here's some things that I've observed Geno do and/or listened to him say over the years:

• He hasn't played with an announced Center maybe since Stef graduated.
• He never (or seldom) uses terms like PF, SG, SF, W, and PG.
• He never (or seldom) uses identifiers such as 1. 2. 3. 4. or 5.
• He expects his players to move constantly and pass, and pass and move, and find the open man.
• He expects his players to play tenacious defense and to rebound at both ends.
• He expects his team to play his way (imagine that).

The players he TRUSTS the most to do it his way are going to start and get the most minutes. I don't believe he will select his starters based on our notions of positions, but rather which 5 execute his vision of basketball the best (read trust).

If it were me, I'd start Liv, Anna, Aubrey, Evina, and Paige. Notice the glaring absence of Williams. IMO, she hasn't consistently played like the HS NPOY, she sometimes plays with an absence of energy, she misses too many layups, and she is too selfish. Far too often she has driven a long distance and instead of feeding a far more open teammate, she has taken the ball all the way to under the backboard and then slammed one off the bottom. Fast breaks should be virtually automatic and too often her selfishness has turned the ball over. Having said all that I'm resigned to the fact that Geno will start her.

Bottom line: who knows?

There's a lot of truth in your narrative.

 

[hoophuskee]

Ideally would love Griff or Edwards to start and be productive both defensively and offensively. VS the elite teams I think the idea will be "to hold the fort" in the frontcourt and win the game in the backcourt/also from the wing. If Griff and Edwards can produce pretty well at both ends UCONN is as good as anyone.

If Griff/Edwards can't or struggle at one end etc then it means either UCONN needs a dominant perimeter guard or SF, or they need to catch the elite team on an off-night while playing over their heads. Got to have a great player if Griff and Edwards aren't that good. The other teams have scholarship players too. If they aren't effective -- then it means we got to look at small-ball.

 

[hoophuskee]

• He hasn't played with an announced Center maybe since Stef graduated.
• He never (or seldom) uses terms like PF, SG, SF, W, and PG.
• He never (or seldom) uses identifiers such as 1. 2. 3. 4. or 5.
• He expects his players to move constantly and pass, and pass and move, and find the open man.
• He expects his players to play tenacious defense and to rebound at both ends.
• He expects his team to play his way (imagine that).

Bottom line: who knows?

I don''t see the relevance of your 1st 3 bullets other than he'll play players "out of position." For example if you don't think Danger was the pg (the 1 position) and Liv was the center (the 5 position) then I don't understand how you watch the game. As far as Geno reading this-- why would he? Unlike all of us - he doesn't have to speculate on what he likes or doesn't like. We're trying to guess what he likes.

In addition, it's easy to communicate with other posters talking positions. Geno's communication with coaches and players is face-to-face. So for example he didn't need to say last year to Meg Walker "You're the pf/4. defending the other teams 2nd best inside player close to your height." Instead, he tells her who she is to defend and that's that.

As for CWill I think if she can shoot the basketball she'll be terrific. She has to be able to shoot.

But I agree a lot with your last 3 bullets and especially the bold.

 

[BBallF]

I have been assuming since the end of last season that the defense this coming year will be the same as it was at the end of last season. I think it is fair to make that assumption since it transformed the team and also due to the fact that we will have one thing this year we haven't had since 2016- depth. To that end, I had not seen a lot of footage on Mir and I wanted to see if she would thrive in a full court/ half court pressure defense. The answer is ABSOLUTELY. In fact, she reminds me a lot of Aubrey on defense. Very athletic, great anticipation, causes havoc, and has good speed with long strides in the open court. On offense she has her own attributes. She has a good handle and a 3. She also has a baby jumper which Griff either didn't have or didn't use last year and should use in conjunction with a ball or head fake underneath. I now see Mir as part of the pressing rotation, perhaps spelling CW or in any of the several combinations and permutations that are possible next year. Just another reason to be excited.

 

[Steelerone]

Griffin is the type of receiver that qb's dream about, fast, tall, elevation and soft hands. Bueckers is going to set a new record for TD passes in wcbb.

Nice projection of an image Alydar.

 

[tkaes]

I don''t see the relevance of your 1st 3 bullets other than he'll play players "out of position." For example if you don't think Danger was the pg (the 1 position) and Liv was the center (the 5 position) then I don't understand how you watch the game. As far as Geno reading this-- why would he? Unlike all of us - he doesn't have to speculate on what he likes or doesn't like. We're trying to guess what he likes.

In addition, it's easy to communicate with other posters talking positions. Geno's communication with coaches and players is face-to-face. So for example he didn't need to say last year to Meg Walker "You're the pf/4. defending the other teams 2nd best inside player close to your height." Instead, he tells her who she is to defend and that's that.

As for CWill I think if she can shoot the basketball she'll be terrific. She has to be able to shoot.

But I agree a lot with your last 3 bullets and especially the bold.

hoophuskee, a fair point about the first 3 bullets. It sounded good to me as I was typing but it was late in the evening for me and I realize I could have made my point more clearly. That point is simply that we as fans have been focusing on labels. I don't think Geno does. We have been focusing on who has the requisite size to play PF whereas Geno is going to play the best player he can at that position (of those who have not already been determined at other positions). I still remember 5'-11" G Gabby saying in an interview, "Coach says I'm a Post so I guess I'm a Post".

Of course, Geno wouldn't be reading these threads. That's why I wrote, "If".

I think your Meg example emphasizes my point. He didn't say, "Meg, your the PF". To defend the opponent's 2nd best inside player he's going to assign the best defender he can regardless of whether she's 5'-11" or 6'-4". I think Aubrey fits that bill. She's a tenacious defender and while she doesn't quite have Gabby's "ups" for example, she plays well above other women of the same height.

Your CW comment is exactly what I meant when I wrote that she has been inconsistent/ In my mind she needs to play much better than she has through her 1st 2 years.

 

[The CDR-Ret]

hoophuskee, a fair point about the first 3 bullets. It sounded good to me as I was typing but it was late in the evening for me and I realize I could have made my point more clearly. That point is simply that we as fans have been focusing on labels. I don't think Geno does. We have been focusing on who has the requisite size to play PF whereas Geno is going to play the best player he can at that position (of those who have not already been determined at other positions). I still remember 5'-11" G Gabby saying in an interview, "Coach says I'm a Post so I guess I'm a Post".

Of course, Geno wouldn't be reading these threads. That's why I wrote, "If".

I think your Meg example emphasizes my point. He didn't say, "Meg, your the PF". To defend the opponent's 2nd best inside player he's going to assign the best defender he can regardless of whether she's 5'-11" or 6'-4". I think Aubrey fits that bill. She's a tenacious defender and while she doesn't quite have Gabby's "ups" for example, she plays well above other women of the same height.

Your CW comment is exactly what I meant when I wrote that she has been inconsistent/ In my mind she needs to play much better than she has through her 1st 2 years.

If CWill plays like she did in the 3-on-3 tournament to earn GOLD in the summer of 2019, with ONO, Ionescu, and Hebard, she will be terrific. No worries!! Just need the outstanding consistency.

 

[DEpup]

I have been assuming since the end of last season that the defense this coming year will be the same as it was at the end of last season. I think it is fair to make that assumption since it transformed the team and also due to the fact that we will have one thing this year we haven't had since 2016- depth. To that end, I had not seen a lot of footage on Mir and I wanted to see if she would thrive in a full court/ half court pressure defense. The answer is ABSOLUTELY. In fact, she reminds me a lot of Aubrey on defense. Very athletic, great anticipation, causes havoc, and has good speed with long strides in the open court. On offense she has her own attributes. She has a good handle and a 3. She also has a baby jumper which Griff either didn't have or didn't use last year and should use in conjunction with a ball or head fake underneath. I now see Mir as part of the pressing rotation, perhaps spelling CW or in any of the several combinations and permutations that are possible next year. Just another reason to be excited.

I think Mir offers a Willnet Crockett type option. Undersized but versatile with strength.

 

[DEpup]

hoophuskee, a fair point about the first 3 bullets. It sounded good to me as I was typing but it was late in the evening for me and I realize I could have made my point more clearly. That point is simply that we as fans have been focusing on labels. I don't think Geno does. We have been focusing on who has the requisite size to play PF whereas Geno is going to play the best player he can at that position (of those who have not already been determined at other positions). I still remember 5'-11" G Gabby saying in an interview, "Coach says I'm a Post so I guess I'm a Post".

Of course, Geno wouldn't be reading these threads. That's why I wrote, "If".

I think your Meg example emphasizes my point. He didn't say, "Meg, your the PF". To defend the opponent's 2nd best inside player he's going to assign the best defender he can regardless of whether she's 5'-11" or 6'-4". I think Aubrey fits that bill. She's a tenacious defender and while she doesn't quite have Gabby's "ups" for example, she plays well above other women of the same height.

Your CW comment is exactly what I meant when I wrote that she has been inconsistent/ In my mind she needs to play much better than she has through her 1st 2 years.

Completely agree. Gabby jumps higher but Aubrey is a few inches taller so with some CD magic, I think she can learn how to defend taller front court players.

 

[Alydar]

I remebered that when asked what

Nice projection of an image Alydar.

I remembered an interview during which she was asked what her sport would be if basketball didn't exist she quickly said football. I was funny because Fudd was there and said football too, "but touch" for her. With the accuracy of her passes I'm sure Bueckers saw herself as qb. Fran Tarkington II.

 

[Steelerone]

Gabby, I believe, was a world class athlete in terms of her ability to jump. That allowed her to out rebound players several inches taller. That does not in any way lessen Aubrey's ability. An athlete like Gabby comes along once in a lifetime for most coaches. Aubrey is more in the Swin Cash mode, better than average speed, leaping ability, and will improve greatly between her freshman and senior year.

 

[Steelerone]

I've been reading these "who starts" threads for a couple of months. As I do, I keep wondering how Geno would react if he were forced to read them as well. I think he would just laugh and shake his head because we, especially me, are just fans and not coaches. If I were 53 instead of 73 I would still be the last person on the earth ever to be selected to coach a college team let alone the UCONN Women's team. I have never coached a basketball team at any level. Yet I have an opinion too..

As Yogi once said, "You can see a lot by just observing". Here's some things that I've observed Geno do and/or listened to him say over the years:

• He hasn't played with an announced Center maybe since Stef graduated.
• He never (or seldom) uses terms like PF, SG, SF, W, and PG.
• He never (or seldom) uses identifiers such as 1. 2. 3. 4. or 5.
• He expects his players to move constantly and pass, and pass and move, and find the open man.
• He expects his players to play tenacious defense and to rebound at both ends.
• He expects his team to play his way (imagine that).

The players he TRUSTS the most to do it his way are going to start and get the most minutes. I don't believe he will select his starters based on our notions of positions, but rather which 5 execute his vision of basketball the best (read trust).

If it were me, I'd start Liv, Anna, Aubrey, Evina, and Paige. Notice the glaring absence of Williams. IMO, she hasn't consistently played like the HS NPOY, she sometimes plays with an absence of energy, she misses too many layups, and she is too selfish. Far too often she has driven a long distance and instead of feeding a far more open teammate, she has taken the ball all the way to under the backboard and then slammed one off the bottom. Fast breaks should be virtually automatic and too often her selfishness has turned the ball over. Having said all that I'm resigned to the fact that Geno will start her.

Bottom line: who knows?

I agree to a certain extent. I'm hoping that there is going to be marked progress between her sophomore and Junior year. If not she could very well spend the remained of her career coming off the bench. I'm not sure why but I feel that two freshmen, Paige and Mir and going to be major contributors this year. They both appear to be Geno's type of players, great with the ball but also great getting it to the open player. Can't wait for this season to begin.

 

[The CDR-Ret]

Gabby, I believe, was a world class athlete in terms of her ability to jump. That allowed her to out rebound players several inches taller. That does not in any way lessen Aubrey's ability. An athlete like Gabby comes along once in a lifetime for most coaches. Aubrey is more in the Swin Cash mode, better than average speed, leaping ability, and will improve greatly between her freshman and senior year.

She was the third member of the U.S. Olympic team (NOT Junior Olympics) for high jump when she was 16 or 17 years old. She gave up track & FIELD to concentrate on UCONN basketball.

 

[EricSD]

Edwards has a fine future ahead but I see Griffin ahead of her. Remember, Griffin was just as prolific a scorer in high school as Edwards. And it's wrong to just see her as a "Gabby" type and just assume she will never be a major scoring threat. Early last season Geno said he gave her a green light to take 3's so she must have some outside ability. Edwards will be best in transition as Griffin was last season. They make a nice set of long and athletic front court players.

I don't know how good Aubrey's mid-range or outside shot is. Most fans felt it was close to non-existent.

I don't recall Geno every sayinig she had the green light to shoot 3's (but not saying he didn't, just that I don't recall). I do recall him referencing he (we assumed he was talking about Aubrey) when he referred to one player saying something like "we told her to go out on the floor and do what she's good at - defend, rebound, and run the floor."

It may well be that she has a decent mid range shot, but as a freshman, with all that was thrown at them, it was overwhelming so Geno told her not to worry about shooting jumpers in the flow of the offense, but rather to focus on rebounds. I HOPE she has a decent mid-range game and plays a lot and scores in bunches. She was the most dynamic player on the floor last season IMHO. Explosive, exciting, active, disruptive, and so fun to watch.

 

[BBallF]

I think the Aubrey we saw in the Seton Hall game is going to break out of that shell for good this year.

I was at that game, on her father's college's home court. I was beyond impressed. I remember seeing her father play there as well many moons ago. In a lot of ways, their games are similar, with an emphasis on defense and a solid floor game. I completely agree with you that she will be coming back to Storrs as a new player. I think it will include a much improved offensive game and a stronger body. If she performs consistently this year at the same level as in the Seton Hall game, as you predict, or even close to it, it would be a mistake to place on any limits on the impact it will have on our team. As Geno has said, she has natural gifts few other players have.

 

[BBallF]

I don't know how good Aubrey's mid-range or outside shot is. Most fans felt it was close to non-existent.

I don't recall Geno every sayinig she had the green light to shoot 3's (but not saying he didn't, just that I don't recall). I do recall him referencing he (we assumed he was talking about Aubrey) when he referred to one player saying something like "we told her to go out on the floor and do what she's good at - defend, rebound, and run the floor."

It may well be that she has a decent mid range shot, but as a freshman, with all that was thrown at them, it was overwhelming so Geno told her not to worry about shooting jumpers in the flow of the offense, but rather to focus on rebounds. I HOPE she has a decent mid-range game and plays a lot and scores in bunches. She was the most dynamic player on the floor last season IMHO. Explosive, exciting, active, disruptive, and so fun to watch.

Take all of those adjectives, add in a year of great experience with the nation's best coach and most assuredly a summer of training, practicing and instruction with her family, and you will have to find new ones.

 

[Geew1992]

I've been reading these "who starts" threads for a couple of months. As I do, I keep wondering how Geno would react if he were forced to read them as well. I think he would just laugh and shake his head because we, especially me, are just fans and not coaches. If I were 53 instead of 73 I would still be the last person on the earth ever to be selected to coach a college team let alone the UCONN Women's team. I have never coached a basketball team at any level. Yet I have an opinion too..

As Yogi once said, "You can see a lot by just observing". Here's some things that I've observed Geno do and/or listened to him say over the years:

• He hasn't played with an announced Center maybe since Stef graduated.
• He never (or seldom) uses terms like PF, SG, SF, W, and PG.
• He never (or seldom) uses identifiers such as 1. 2. 3. 4. or 5.
• He expects his players to move constantly and pass, and pass and move, and find the open man.
• He expects his players to play tenacious defense and to rebound at both ends.
• He expects his team to play his way (imagine that).

The players he TRUSTS the most to do it his way are going to start and get the most minutes. I don't believe he will select his starters based on our notions of positions, but rather which 5 execute his vision of basketball the best (read trust).

If it were me, I'd start Liv, Anna, Aubrey, Evina, and Paige. Notice the glaring absence of Williams. IMO, she hasn't consistently played like the HS NPOY, she sometimes plays with an absence of energy, she misses too many layups, and she is too selfish. Far too often she has driven a long distance and instead of feeding a far more open teammate, she has taken the ball all the way to under the backboard and then slammed one off the bottom. Fast breaks should be virtually automatic and too often her selfishness has turned the ball over. Having said all that I'm resigned to the fact that Geno will start her.

Bottom line: who knows?

he has read. Said no one knows what they are talking about. Pretty laughed at the Boneyard

 

[Huskiegirlz]

The discussion thread called “Evina Finishes Rehab Thread morphed into another Who Starts Next Year Thread” has to my mind lost its focus, so here is another stab at it.

Formal basketball practice is scheduled to begin in around four months, assuming that there will be a full season that starts on time. With the scarcity of sports to watch to entertain us, it is interesting to continue to discuss the contours of the upcoming 2020-21 season with another thread.

The four most experienced players on the team are Christyn Williams, Olivia Nelson-Odoba, Evina Westbrook, and Anna Makurat and the likelihood exists, assuming no injuries and no visa problems due to COVID-19, that they will be starters. I realize that others may have different thoughts.

The fifth starter is most likely to be one of three players, Paige Bueckers, Aaliyah Edwards, and Aubrey Griffin. What are the pluses and minuses for each of them?

Paige Bueckers: plus - a true point guard with great leadership qualities; minus - if she starts, the team will be relatively small, a factor of what could be of major importance in facing teams like Baylor and South Carolina.

Aaliyah Edwards - plus - a true power forward with international experience; minus - if she starts, the team will lack a true point guard, although it is certainly possible that a combination of Westbrook, Williams, and Makurat can make up for that deficiency.

Aubrey Griffin - plus - a strong rebounder and disruptive on defense; minus - has not demonstrated a jump shot and she could well be more effective in coming off the bench. She is probably the longest shot for the starting five.

A complication. What if one of the four most experienced player suffers a serious injury? UConn has been comparatively fortunate in this regard recently. The answer depends, of course, on whom is injured. If ONO, she would probably be replaced by Edwards with the hope that Piath Gabriel can come in to provide some effective minutes. Since Makurat, Westbrook, and Williams in some ways have similar games, then Griffin or one of the other two freshmen might take on leading roles. If Bueckers is the 5th starter, then Edwards would probably step into the starting lineup. If Paige is injured, then perhaps the point will be handled by committee, one that includes Nika Muhl.

Another possible complication. What if a player, practice player, coach, manager, etc. tests positive for COVID-19? Will the person be treated in a matter similar to someone contacting the flu or will everyone on the squad be quarantined and games postponed or canceled?

New to the boneyard and possibly a bit jaded from watching P. B. so much in high school, but hard to fathom a starting line up that does not include her, if she stays out of freshman doghouse. Luv her game!

 

[hoophuskee]

hoophuskee, a fair point about the first 3 bullets. It sounded good to me as I was typing but it was late in the evening for me and I realize I could have made my point more clearly. That point is simply that we as fans have been focusing on labels. I don't think Geno does. We have been focusing on who has the requisite size to play PF whereas Geno is going to play the best player he can at that position (of those who have not already been determined at other positions). I still remember 5'-11" G Gabby saying in an interview, "Coach says I'm a Post so I guess I'm a Post".

Of course, Geno wouldn't be reading these threads. That's why I wrote, "If".

I think your Meg example emphasizes my point. He didn't say, "Meg, your the PF". To defend the opponent's 2nd best inside player he's going to assign the best defender he can regardless of whether she's 5'-11" or 6'-4". I think Aubrey fits that bill. She's a tenacious defender and while she doesn't quite have Gabby's "ups" for example, she plays well above other women of the same height.

Your CW comment is exactly what I meant when I wrote that she has been inconsistent/ In my mind she needs to play much better than she has through her 1st 2 years.

My point was I don't think any top ranked coach will talk to media and reference a 1/2/3/4/5. We as fans do it so we can communicate better online. Geno doesn't have that problem.

As for CWill I thought she was terrific for a frosh but ofc want to see her play better and hope she can be an all-america 1st teamer eventually. Her game comes down to her shot.

As for Geno-- I'm with you 100%. He is the GOAT WCBB coach. What separates him from many, many coaches is that he loves offense but won't stand for lackluster defense. On the flip slide, many other coaches it's in their nature to slow the game down while others get too caught up in new wave 3point gunner basketball and don't place much effort on defense. Auriemma thinks out-of-the-box on offense and follows through on it.

When UCONN runs an "Auriemma offense" it's a thing of beauty. I just hope his this team's offense can run where it won't matter much with positions. But for example, if Aubrey starts and she can't shoot - just like last year-- then she is probably the PF. Just because Geno isn't specifically calling the position as a PF, we can see what is Aubrey is doing. So, if she can't shoot then on offense she is an inside player only. And if she is playing with Liv- she's mainly a PF. We don't have to hear Geno say it - to know it.

 

[HopJim]

"Who starts" will likely become a less important issue as time goes on for UConn. In the past, we typically had a strong bench that evolved over time. Wasn't unusual to have future All Americans like KLS and Collier working hard just to get minutes. The past few years, for many reasons we had a team that was thin at both the 4/5 and point guard positions. Predict with current recruiting, we will get back to becoming a typical Geno team where match ups and practice performance translate to minutes and who starts becomes less of a focal point.

 

[Fossil]

Williams is a head scratcher when she’s on she could be one of the best players in the country. The problem is she’s too inconsistent it sounds a little like Megan‘s sophomore year. Hopefully she’ll make the steps that Megan did and become a much more consistent well-rounded player. If she does that Gino will have a variety of good problems finding positions for everyone. If she doesn’t she will find herself splitting her time with more than one upcoming player.

 

[soxfan23]

Williams is a head scratcher when she’s on she could be one of the best players in the country. The problem is she’s too inconsistent it sounds a little like Megan‘s sophomore year. Hopefully she’ll make the steps that Megan did and become a much more consistent well-rounded player. If she does that Gino will have a variety of good problems finding positions for everyone. If she doesn’t she will find herself splitting her time with more than one upcoming player.

She had a bad year, it happens, there is a reason why the saying "sophomore slump" exists. Despite struggling shooting from the perimeter, she still managed to average 15 and 5 last year. I expect Williams to have a tremendous year, I can see her easily averaging 18pts 5rbs 3ast this season.

 

[DEpup]

She had a bad year, it happens, there is a reason why the saying "sophomore slump" exists. Despite struggling shooting from the perimeter, she still managed to average 15 and 5 last year. I expect Williams to have a tremendous year, I can see her easily averaging 18pts 5rbs 3ast this season.

As a junior and the most experienced UConn player being a 2 yr starter, she will need to take the lead and average probably in the 20-22 pt range with that 5 maybe 6 rebound average. I also think Anna will need to average in that 18 pt range with 5rbs and 5 asts. On any given night, Anna can get the 3ball going and get well into the 20-25 pt range.

 

[JonathanXIV]

As a junior and the most experienced UConn player being a 2 yr starter, she will need to take the lead and average probably in the 20-22 pt range with that 5 maybe 6 rebound average. I also think Anna will need to average in that 18 pt range with 5rbs and 5 asts. On any given night, Anna can get the 3ball going and get well into the 20-25 pt range.

How many times has UConn had two players average 22 and 18 points a game? And with a deep bench? Not going to happen, and it doesn’t need to happen for us to be good.

 

[BBallF]

How many times has UConn had two players average 22 and 18 points a game? And with a deep bench? Not going to happen, and it doesn’t need to happen for us to be good.

True. There may be nights where they both get the numbers being suggested but the scoring will be spread out, especially with a full court press/ half court trap defense. To get those numbers as an average CW and Anna will each need to take 16 plus shots a game. Meg shot .477 from the field and averaged 15 shots a game which was about 25% of our shots and about 20 points a game. CW and Anna had lower FG%s. They would probably need to take about 50-55% of our shots( average was 62 shots per game last year) to get those numbers. That would make us a very easy team to shut down with the ball going to them constantly and not being passed again. I agree that CW is the likely leader and is going to have a big year and Anna as well, but I see a deep team with substitutes at each position with a lot of passing and assists and spread out scoring and most of our offense coming off of defense, especially in league play, as opposed to our set half court offense. If you get out in front in transition with next year's team, whoever is in at the time and has the ball on the break, Evina, Anna, Paige, or Nika, they will find you.

 

[Alydar]

How many times has UConn had two players average 22 and 18 points a game? And with a deep bench? Not going to happen, and it doesn’t need to happen for us to be good.

You can count the players who have averaged 20 for UConn for a season and still have fingers left to eat a burger.

 

[DEpup]

Then please shed your wisdom on the average breakdown for each player to make sure we are averaging at least 80 a night? Where do the points come from?

 

[bluedevil]

You can count the players who have averaged 20 for UConn for a season and still have fingers left to eat a burger.

And fries while typing a message to the yard...

 

[Alydar]

Then please shed your wisdom on the average breakdown for each player to make sure we are averaging at least 80 a night? Where do the points come from?

Five players averaging 15. ONO Williams Makurat Westbrook Bueckers & Griffin are 6 who can average 15 and several of them are capable of more. The other 5 points are up to the other freshmen. Scoring will not be an issue for UConn for the next several years.

 

[DEpup]

Five players averaging 15. ONO Williams Makurat Westbrook Bueckers & Griffin are 6 who can average 15 and several of them are capable of more. The other 5 points are up to the other freshmen. Scoring will not be an issue for UConn for the next several years.

I don't buy it. Bueckers as a freshman will be focused on facilitating. ONO has not proven she can consistently stay on the floor long enough and exert the energy down low needed to average 15. That's why I believe Williams and Makurat need to be at around the 20 mark.